Isolation of lectin from Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 811, Issue , 2009, Pages 281-286

  Santana, G M S ^a   Albuquerque, L P ^a   Simoes D A ^a   Coelho, L C B B ^a   Paiva, P M G ^a   Gusmao N B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Cladodes; Lectin; Opuntia ficus indica

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM LATERITIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 70350069852     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.811.37     Document Type: Article

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